According to the Journal of Orthopedic Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT), “Low back pain is the leading cause of activity, limitation and work absence throughout much of the world and is associated with an enormous economic burden”. The journal also notes that likelihood of recurring episodes of low back pain to range from 24-33% over a …
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This is a hard one. There have been many times I’ve heard from patients with chronic back symptoms, “I just want to get an MRI so that I know what is wrong with my back.” We all have a desire for understanding and clarity. Our brains are wired to close loops. We like to read …
How many of us get on google to self-diagnose ourselves, only to come away convinced that we either have cancer or a tumor? Now, I do not want to make light of any of those conditions, sadly I have had experiences with patients coming in for what initially seemed like a routine musculoskeletal condition end …
So, what’s causing my back pain? Short answer. I don’t know. Long answer. It’s complicated. Let us start by just throwing out this table, which since it was published by Brinjikji et al. in 2015 has been cited almost 500 times. What this study did was fascinating. It took healthy adults in multiple age groups …
Now that we know that low back pain is common and that most people are going to recover, one big question might be on everyone’s mind: how do I prevent it in the first place? What are the risk factors? If I sat for 3 days working on a puzzle during the coronavirus pandemic is …
So now that we have discussed that the prevalence of low back pain is fairly common, let’s take a look at the natural course and prognosis of low back pain. First, we need to recognize that there are two different time frames to consider for back pain, acute and chronic. Generally, we define acute back …
With the coronavirus pandemic still wreaking havoc on our social, economical, and financial system; I’ve decided to start writing about another epidemic that has plagued our health care system for the last few decades: Low Back Pain. Low back pain is one of the most challenging conditions that we treat as physical therapists. I’d like …
Holy Corona! The coronavirus pandemic has kept many of our older adults inside to weather the storm of the virus and protect the health of those with underlying medical conditions. You may be thinking that this is the perfect time to get caught up on re-runs of the Lawrence Welk show, but here at ARC …
Arc Therapy is happy to have a new website to be able to assist our patients located here on the Central Coast. Here at ARC we are dedicated to the education of you, our patients. We want everyone to feel like they are an expert in their condition. We will be blogging periodically to provide …
